CAPE TOWN - A contentious bill which paves the way for e-tolling to be implemented on Gauteng's highways is one step closer to being passed into law.

The bill will now go to the National Council of Provinces (NCRP) after the National Assembly approved it on Tuesday.

Although cabinet and the African National Congress (ANC) pledged support for the bill, they've come up against fierce opposition from political parties and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu)

The ANC's Ruth Bengu said, “Cosatu used the public hearings of this bill to question the mandate of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and tolling of roads in South African in general.”